Effect of Procurement Planning on Performance of Local Government Procurement Functions.

Abstract

This study sought to examine the effect of procurement planning on the performance of procurement functions in the Bahi District Council. Specific objectives were to examine the influence of a timely preparation plan on the performance of procurement functions, to analyze the influence of quality planning on the performance of procurement functions and to examine the influence of cost estimation on the performance of procurement functions in Bahi District Council. The cross-sectional research design was employed. The study involved 67 respondents selected using purposive and simple random sampling techniques. The data were collected using questionnaires surveys and in-depth interview methods, while descriptive statistics and multiple linear regression techniques were used in analyzing data. Findings revealed that there was a positive and significant relationship between timely preparation of the plan, quality planning, cost estimation and performance of procurements functions in Bahi District Council (p-value< 0.05). The study concludes that procurement planning was important in influencing the performance of procurements’ functions in the Bahi District Council. Finally, the study recommends that Bahi District Council should enforce the submission of requirements as per the timeline as a directive in a plan, and establish a mechanism to conduct periodic assessment of procurement plan.